A Different Ever After (GirlxGirl)

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"Princess Evelyn?" I heard my servant, Claudia knock on my bedroom door. I've been getting ready for my afternoon tea session with my mother, otherwise known as Queen Eleanor of Irisia.

Claudia walks in, smiles at my hair which was beautifully curled, a half up-half down bun now being created by my stylist, Felix. I'm wearing my usual tea time dress, which is this beautiful white dress with pink flowers all over it. It's probably my favorite dress out of all the ones I have, since it's just so elegant and pretty.

"I think your mother has something serious to talk to you about. She's in a very grumpy mood." Claudia speaks after awhile, Felix now delicately placing my tiara on my head.

"Looking beautiful as always, Princess Evelyn." Felix bowed before exiting the room, leaving me with a smile on my lips. He was always so great at doing my hair and make-up; he always makes me look so much prettier, which I'm so thankful for. We each have our own stylist, and I'm thankful I have him because he's fun to talk to and doesn't treat me like I'm five, like some people in this castle do.

I stand up from my chair in front of my mirror, checking myself out before hooking arms with Claudia and walking out of my dressing room. She likes to escort me places, so I let her since we're so close. "Do you know what she's going to say?"

My small heels clack against the palace floor, and since this place is so huge, it appears louder than it should be. We have to go all the way downstairs, through a few more halls until we get to the door that leads us to the backyard. As we walk, many people who work here greet me with a "good afternoon, Princess." or "hello Princess Evelyn, nice to see you." I have to hear this same kind of stuff everyday, it drives me crazy.

"Not sure. But whatever it is, just obey your mother because we don't want her throwing a fit right?" I nod as a small giggle escapes my lips. The queen (or mother) can get very irritated easily, very impatient. If she asks for something, she wants it done in one second. Otherwise, she'll be unhappy and grumpy for the rest of the day. It's quite irritating because it always seems like she's unsatisfied with everything that goes on in this place.

"Alright sweetie, put the gloves on." Claudia handed the cream colored gloves that went with this dress to me. I slip them on before she opens the door to the outside world, revealing a bright blue sky and warming sun.

"Thank you, Claudia." I curtsy (proper manners) before making my way out the door, feeling a sudden warm breeze hit my body. It's very nice out today, which means that we might be having iced tea, not hot tea.

"Ah Evelyn. Over here, darling." I hear my mother call over for me, waving me over to have a seat across from her. I honestly never like having tea with my mother because it either ends up being boring or I end up hearing bad news. She has these tea sessions with me and my sister as a way to bond, since she's so busy doing whatever. I wish my father could take time off to do something like this. I hardly see him often because he's always busy as well.

A small sigh escapes my lips as I sit down across from my mother. She's wearing a large dress just like me, except hers is a little more fancier since she's queen. It's golden and it's got a huge white bow in the center around her torso. It's very elegant and pretty.

"Sweetheart are you even listening? I swear you do this every time and it's starting to get irritating." She suddenly snaps at me, interrupting my thoughts with an impatient look on her face as she continues to point out some of my flaws, something she often does. "Do you understand that you cannot do all these things when and if you're queen?"

I grab my tea cup and take a small sip, glancing up at her as I do so. "What do you mean?" I try not to take the naming of flaws personally. I know I zone out a lot, and I know I overthink a lot, but she can at least help me instead of yell at me. Maybe I'm anxious about becoming queen? Some princesses get like that, right? It's a big step in your life, so of course you're going to get anxious about it!

But she rolls her eyes, an annoyed sigh leaving her lips. I'm not sure what's gotten into her, because she's hardly ever like this. Usually our tea sessions consist of her talking about the weather, or about a citizen that violated a law or something. Half the time I don't even pay attention, because my mother just loves to run her mouth on just about anything, to the point where she bores me and causes me to daydream.

"Evelyn Joelle will you please listen to me!?" I slightly jump in my seat when hearing my mother's raised voice in my ears. She looks very irritated and just about done with me, even though we've been talking for only five minutes.

"Yes, sorry mother." I apologize and nod my head in respect, taking another sip of the slightly warm tea in my elegant, classy tea cup. I then grab a lemon square as she speaks.

"We're throwing a party for Prince Alexander of Hestialasia. For your sister, of course. So you'll need to get fitted into the dress Felix has made for you. Oh it's so beautiful, Evelyn. I think you'll love it."

I felt some of the lemon square in my mouth start to go down the wrong tube as she tells me this, causing me to start unattractively and unmannerly cough all over the place. I could tell my mother was watching me with a look of disgust as I cough until the lemon square goes down the right way.
Did I hear her say that this prince is for my sister? Because I'm pretty sure she means me, since I'm next in line for the throne.

"What do you mean 'for your sister?' Aren't I next in line?" I look over at her with an upset look on my face. Or maybe she just forgot. Sometimes being king and queen makes your forget things, since you're always worrying about other stuff. My mom has forgotten my birthday many times, and my father once forgot how old I was.

"Yes yes I do know that." My mother speaks with a tone that sounds as though she's unimpressed. Unimpressed with me. "But you act like you're not ready for the job. Nicolette seems to be more mature than you, despite being younger. She doesn't get "worried" like you do, and she's already got a lot of ideas for this kingdom."

I sit back in my seat, a sigh of disbelief leaving my lips. I can't believe my own sister has been planning to take over my chance of being queen. I honestly should've known this was happening, she's been extra nice around mother and father, and she's been helping them a lot with trials.
I was so excited to finally become queen, to get married and finally rule the kingdom, and help those who are in need. I have a lot in store for this place, I have all these great ideas that could benefit everybody, but my ideas will never come true if my sister takes the throne. In all honestly, she'll just make things worse. So I need to up my game and hope this Prince Alexander has a brother, because if I don't find a prince and get married as soon as possible, then I'm screwed.